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## Software Configurations

If you have purchased the necessary modules, and your portlock is properly configured, you can launch PC-DMIS in different configurations. To do this, you can add these switches to the shortcut command line, batch file, or Command Prompt window that launches the application.

Available Software Configuration Switches

/f for Offline mode

/u for user privilege level when you are logged on the system as an administrator

/o for operator mode

/r for reverse axes mode on Arm2 of a multiple arm system

/p for pro mode (cannot use with /c switch)

/c for CAD mode (cannot use with /p switch)

/d for debug mode for this session

/nc0 to run PC-DMIS without the CNC functionality

/5unique to run PC-DMIS without this functionality

/cmt to run PC-DMIS without this functionality

/dccscanning to run PC-DMIS without this functionality

/displaycad to run PC-DMIS without this functionality

/laserprobe to run PC-DMIS without this functionality

/masterslave to run PC-DMIS without this functionality

/NC0 to run PC-DMIS in normal Offline mode when you're running PC-DMIS NC (the CNC licenses option is defined as greater than 0 in your portlock)

/nocontactprobe to run PC-DMIS without this functionality

/remotepanel to run PC-DMIS without this functionality

/rotarytable to run PC-DMIS without this functionality

/sheetmetal to run PC-DMIS without this functionality

/statsoutput to run PC-DMIS without this functionality

/systemv to run PC-DMIS without this functionality

/toolchanger to run PC-DMIS without this functionality

/valisys to run PC-DMIS without this functionality

/vision to run PC-DMIS without this functionality

/wrist to run PC-DMIS without this functionality

/DCTLOAD:<file> to load a supplied part model using the direct CAD translators where <file> indicates the complete path and file name of the model.

/DCILOAD:<file> to load a file using Direct CAD Interfaces (DCI) where <file> indicates the complete path and file name of the model.

/ISPROE to specify that the .prt file will be used in Creo (both NX and Creo use the same .prt file name extension). This follows the /DCILOAD switch.

/nocrashdump to disable crash reports in PC-DMIS

DCI/DCT Examples

- This command line launches PC-DMIS and loads an .igs CAD model using PC-DMIS Planner's Direct CAD Translators:
  C:\Program Files\Hexagon\<version>\Pcdlrn.exe New.prg /DCILOAD:d:\partmodels\hexblock_wireframe_surface.igs

- This command line launches PC-DMIS and loads a .prt CAD model from the NX DCI:
  C:\Program Files\Hexagon\<version>\Pcdlrn.exe New.prg /DCILOAD:d:\partmodels\hexblock.prt

- This command line launches PC-DMIS and loads a .prt CAD model as a Creo DCI:
  C:\Program Files\Hexagon\<version>\Pcdlrn.exe New.prg /DCILOAD:d:\partmodels\proe.prt /ISPROE

Routine of Shortcut Modification with Switches

1. Access the directory where the PC-DMIS executable shortcut is located. This directory is used:

   C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\<version>\

Where <version> is your version of PC-DMIS.

2. Right-click in the directory and select New | Shortcut.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to have the shortcut point to where the PC-DMIS executable, pcdlrn.exe, is located (wherever you installed it).

4. Add any of the command line switches (or arguments), following the shortcut's full path to the executable:

So, if you want to run PC-DMIS pro in O ffline mode, the target location would look something like this:

"C:\Program Files\Hexagon\<version>\PCDLRN.exe" /p /f

Where <version> is your version of PC-DMIS.

You can also tell PC-DMIS to automatically open a specific measurement routine (or measurement routines) by appending a pathway string pointing to a measurement routine as a command line argument.

- When you specify a measurement routine to load, however, you do not need the / character required for the other arguments discussed above.

- To open more than one measurement routine, type a space between each additional path.

- If your file name contains spaces, put the path within quotation marks.

For example, if you wanted to launch two measurement routines named test.prg and test2.prg in Offline mode from a directory called "My Measurement Routines", the target locations might look something like this:

"C:\Program Files\Hexagon\<version>\PCDLRN.exe" /f "d:\my measurement routines\test.prg" "d:\my measurement routines\test2.prg"

The most common modes are Offline and Online. These two distinct products are designed to meet particular needs. They can be used together to create a complete measurement routine, measurement analysis, and reverse engineering system.

These configurations and other configurations are explained below in greater detail.

More:

Comparison of Offline and Online Modes

PC-DMIS CMM

PC-DMIS Vision

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PC-DMIS Planner

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